Based on the Naruto manga and anime series, ramem tacos can be had at MTV’s Fandom Fest at Petco Interactive Zone! Nowhere near San Diego? Don’t have a Comic Con badge? Watch the video below and learn how to make your own Ichiraku ramen taco. Read more →
Groan…I don’t wanna link to Cosmopolitan…I don’t wanna…I really don’t wanna…but… Pringles! Top Ramen! Top Ramen Pringles! Wow! My wife actually just bought a bunch of Pringles with funky flavors and it looks like we’ll need to go back to the store. The good news: TOP RAMEN PRINGLES! The not-so-good news: they’re only available at Dollar General stores. 7/8/17 Update:… Read more →
Kopan Ramen is a tonkotsu ramen chain that has multiple locations in L.A. county. They have one location in Fullerton, which is where I headed. The ramen is customizable: you pick the size, spice level (0 to 3), the choice of meat (pork belly chashu, fatty pork, or chicken breast). All ramen come with green onions and dried seaweed. Extra… Read more →
Raise your hand if you go to places that specialize in Hawaiian and breakfast dishes and you order the ramen instead 🙋‍♂️ Is it just me? Plumeria Cafe is a cafe nestled in the Laguna Design Center that was created by the people behind Stacks Pancake House. They recently introduced a Yokohama-Style ramen that’s a rare find in Southern California,… Read more →
I…hmm…this article…has the most interesting combination of words and phrases…neuro-noodles…brain broth…panda hole… …wait, what was I saying? Oh yeah, while in Japan, pick up a pack or two of Village Vanguard’s “No-Men”, or “Brain Noodles” (“tastes just like chicken–I mean miso!”. They recommend that you…err…serve it fresh out of a girl’s noggin… You know what, a picture is worth a… Read more →
If you’ve never seen Blade Runner, stop what you’re doing, put down that bowl of ramen, and go see it. Now! It’s one of the best movies ever made, sci fi or not. And if you want to make some noodles to help celebrate its 35 anniversary, head over to Nerdist for their recipe for Blade Runner Ramen. Yeah, I… Read more →
I’m not sure how I feel about teenager Kiki (a high school version of Studio Ghibli’s classic Kiki’s Delivery Service) peddling Cup Noodles, but the animation is gorgeous enough to make me wish/hope for a full movie than a commercial. Turn on Closed-Captioning for subtitles, and head over to Rocket News 24 for more background info and behind-the-scenes sketches. Read more →
Wanna learn how to make ramen? From scratch?! In Japan!?! Check out the video, then go to Ramen Adventures for more details and to sign up. There’s a 1-day crash course, and there’re multi-day courses available. These are serious classes, and I’m sure everyone from the casually curious to ramen dreamers are welcome. Classes are available in both Osaka and… Read more →
A bit of background…there’s a tradition of eating Nissin’s chicken (chikin) instant ramen with an egg that’s cooked by the boiling water. As the egg white cooks, it turns…well…white…therefore the “white egg”. Nissin Japan created several ads bringing the “white egg chikin ramen” into the modern age…kind’a. Youtube provides machine-translated English subtitles. If you need them, click through to Youtube… Read more →
Yoshiharu is another ramen shop that specializes in tonkotsu ramen, but interestingly enough, they don’t seem to offer a “straight” tonkotsu ramen. They have tonkotsu shoyu, tonkotsu miso, a tonkotsu spicy miso, tonkotsu black, and a tsukemen. And a vegetable ramen. They also offer a few options on the accoutrements. You can order the chashu fatty or lean, and you… Read more →
A tutorial in slurping with the one and only @ramenjunkie ! A post shared by Hugh Jackman (@thehughjackman) on May 30, 2017 at 4:23am PDT Because I just watched Logan (great movie!) and because Ivan Orkin is cool, here’s Ivan teaching Hugh Jackman how to slurp ramen. Sure, why not? Read more →
Another day, another new ramen shop! Ramain39 (named after the intersection they’re on), opened just a couple of months ago and still has a slight “new store” smell. Ramain39 specializes in tonkotsu, so I went with the black ramen version. I was warned it’s spicy. Bring it! The fully loaded ramen comes with black bonito, green onions, seaweed, bean sprouts,… Read more →